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Nov 24, 2020 • 3min

Premise to 1965

Premises to 1965 - an extract from Chapter 1 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Elisabeth Leedham Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 23, 2020 • 3min

Syndics

Syndics - an extract from from Chapter 1 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Elisabeth Leedham Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 18, 2020 • 3min

Examinations and girls' education

Examinations and girls' education - an extract from Chapter 2 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Andrew Watts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 18, 2020 • 3min

Examination expansion overseas

Examination expansion overseas - an extract from Chapter 2 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Andrew Watts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 25, 2020 • 31min

How a teacher training programme is adapting during Covid-19

Anna Richards from the Suffolk & Norfolk School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) joins colleagues from Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing to discuss how the SCITT's teacher training programmes have been forced to adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 9, 2020 • 47min

Teaching migration, empire and colonialism in Britain's history lessons

Are UK history lessons inclusive enough so that everyone can see themselves in the story? Do they take into account the many legacies of the British Empire and colonialism? History teachers, Clare Broomfield and Sitara Amin; historian and co-lead of the Runnymede Trust's 'Our Migration Story', Sundeep Lidher; and Lead Subject Advisor at OCR, Mike Goddard, join us in this important discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 5, 2020 • 23min

How Covid-19 is shaping the future of education

Michelle Fava, Mark Andrews and Dan Frost reflect on ideas discussed at last year's SHAPE Education conference and consider how Covid-19 has created the conditions for innovation in education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 13, 2020 • 15min

Proposals to develop a GCSE in natural history

OCR's development of a GCSE in natural history is discussed by Jill Duffy, OCR Chief Executive and Tim Oates, Cambridge Assessment Director of Assessment Research and Development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 10, 2020 • 20min

How can we support women and girls in science education?

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as an exam board, we are considering what Cambridge Assessment can do to support and encourage female learners in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 18min

Using technology to ensure curriculum coherence

In this podcast based on their Summit of Education afternoon session, Nicky Rushton and Darren Macey of Cambridge Maths discuss how new technologies have the potential to transform the delivery of a subject like mathematics in classrooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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